Hydrogen storage is a central building block in the hydrogen chain at the crossroads of logistics (transport from production to distribution) and use (hydrogen embedded in vehicles). Its cost, technical constraints and various options have led hydrogen players, from research centres to manufacturers, to explore numerous avenues. Gaseous, liquid, solid AAfter a brief technical reminder, this article aims to trace the evolution of technological choices for hydrogen storage in the light of strong development in this energy sector. Hydrogen at room pressure and temperature is in the gaseous state. A first form of storage is therefore hydrogen under pressure (ranging…
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GRTgaz, the main manager of the gas transmission network in France, launched a call for interest on January 12, 2023 to gain a deeper understanding of needs and thus confirm the economic interest of a hydrogen transmission infrastructure by pipeline linking the industrial and port zone of Fos-sur-Mer and the storage capacities located in Manosque, named HYnframed. CThis area was also chosen to host the arrival of BarMar, the first hydrogen pipeline decided at European level that will connect Spain to France. GRTgaz thus proposes to study the development, construction and operation of a dedicated hydrogen infrastructure accessible to all…
The acceleration of the development of the hydrogen sector in France, in response to the urgency of energy transition issues, is leading to the development and deployment of numerous industrial and technological projects. Mass production of hydrogen, development of uses, revitalization of territorial ecosystems, so many challenges that the many players in the sector have begun to take up. ABeyond these major challenges, other aspects remain essential to the success and viability of the sector: the social acceptability and availability of hydrogen, which underpin responses in terms of safety and reliability of systems and infrastructures, are indeed essential! As an…
Hydrogen+ : Parker engineers contributed to the return to Earth of the Apollo 13 module in 1970, intervening from “Houston” to manage the “problem”! So who is the Parker group, present for more than 50 years in the hydrogen sector? Marc Mendowski : An American company headquartered in Cleveland, Parker now has 55,000 employees across all continents, a turnover of $15.8 billion and more than 900,000 products listed. We operate in the field of technology associated with movement: aeronautics, railways, road transport and off-road machinery, naval sector, energy production, oil and gas and we have 3,000 products in our catalog for…
Hydrogen+ : Sealing is a key point for managing the hydrogen molecule. What solutions does Parker offer? Olivier Hervé: For safety reasons, but also for efficiency, a good seal in terms of hydrogen is a necessity. The hydrogen molecule, which is very light, tends to infiltrate everywhere and can pass into certain materials, such as steel for example, which it then weakens. Furthermore, in this sector, hydrogen is used at temperatures of − 253 °C for cryogenics up to + 1,000 °C for thermolysis and at pressures of up to 700 bars. Contact with different chemical elements is also taken into…
France Hydrogène compared its prospective study “Hydrogen trajectory” published in 2021 with actual deployments and real projects in the different regions of France. Result: a potential that lives up to expectations, strong orientations towards e-fuels, but also a need for hydrogen production of all colors. Explanations. EIn 2020, France committed to the development of decarbonized hydrogen with an ambitious national strategy. With 9 billion euros (€9 billion) of public support to get the industrial sector off the ground and deploy it across the country, it aims to deploy 6.5 GW of electrolysis by 2030 and thus avoid the emission of…
AAt the current rate of declared projects, the objective of the national hydrogen strategy set at 6,500 MW of production in France by 2030 could be reached or even exceeded. The estimated production potential is, in terms of tonnage, on the trajectory of the Ambition+ scenario with approximately 1,070,000 tonnes of hydrogen by 2030. Electrolysis is very widely favored by the players in the sector (at more than 95%), but at least ten ecosystem projects are based on the pyrogasification of biomass (with Haffner technology for example), another production technique allowing integration into a circular economy dynamic. Other production methods…
Lwhen we speake hydrogen, the molecule is often associated with a color, while it is colorless in nature. This color actually corresponds both to the method of production of the molecule, but also to the primary energy used by this method of production. These two elements determine the carbon footprint of the molecule produced and the color that is then attributed to hydrogen. The table below summarizes the colors of hydrogen. To update it, it would be necessary to add a process in green hydrogen (alongside biomass thermolysis), that of “biological” technology, to include the new processes for producing very…
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Port areas emit a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG). They are also of prime commercial importance. The challenge of decarbonizing ports is one of the key points of the State’s national port strategy and a desire of the managers of these ports. Hydrogen is at the heart of this challenge. With its four maritime facades (Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Manche and North Sea), metropolitan France is located at the crossroads of the world’s maritime routes, according to the government website Vie Publique. The 66 maritime trade ports generate nearly 350 million tonnes of freight and 32 million passengers per…